Robbers tie up Family Dollar manager, leave him in bathroom of Worcester store

Tuesday

Jul 16, 2013 at 7:02 PM

By Linda Bock, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — Two men forced the Family Dollar store manager into a back bathroom and bound and gagged him with duct tape before robbing the store at 1049 Main St. on Monday morning, police said.

Police scanner reports indicated the 41-year-old manager remained tied up in the bathroom from 5:30 a.m. until another employee arrived for work about 8 a.m., when the store opens, and discovered him.

The manager apparently had seen two men near the store's front entrance when he arrived to prepare for opening that morning. The men reportedly asked the manager when the store would open, followed him inside and demanded cash, according to police. The manager gave the men an unspecified amount of money.

The Family Dollar was closed Monday morning while police investigated.